"this species. Fossil sambar are known from the early Pleistocene, although they are very similar in form to early deer species from the Pliocene, with less of a resemblance to more modern cervines. The species probably arose in the tropical reaches of southern Asia, and later spread across its current range. ""Epirusa"" and ""Eucladoceros"" have both been proposed as possible ancestors of the living species and its closest relatives. The subspecies of sambar in India and Sri Lanka are the largest of the genus with the largest antlers both in size and in body proportions. The South China sambar of"
"far from water sources. The sambar prefers the dense cover of deciduous shrubs and grasses, although the exact nature of this varies enormously with the environment, because of its wide Asian range. Home range sizes are probably equally variable, but have been recorded as for males and for females in India. Sambar are nocturnal or crepuscular. The males live alone for much of the year, and the females live in small herds of up to 16 individuals. Indeed, in some areas, the average herd consists of only three or four individuals, typically consisting of an adult female, her most recent"
"Sharabha Sharabha (, , , Telugu: శరభ) or Sarabha is a part-lion and part-bird beast in Hindu mythology, who, according to Sanskrit literature, is eight-legged and more powerful than a lion or an elephant, possessing the ability to clear a valley in one jump. In later literature, Sharabha is described as an eight-legged deer. Shaiva scriptures narrate that god Shiva assumed the Avatar (incarnation) of Sharabha to pacify Narasimha - the fierce man-lion avatar of Vishnu worshipped by Vaishnava sect. This form is popularly known as Sharabeshwara (""Lord Sharabha"") or Sharabeshwaramurti. The Vaishnavas refute the portrayal of Narasimha as being"
"Tapir A tapir ( , or , ) is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. The five extant species of tapirs, all of the family Tapiridae and the genus Tapirus, are the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir, the Baird's tapir, the kabomani tapir and the mountain tapir. The four species that have been evaluated (all except the kabomani) are all classified on the IUCN Red List as Endangered or Vulnerable. The tapirs have a number of"
"reported in up to 2% of births. Initially weighing , the calves are usually not spotted, although some subspecies have light spots which disappear not long after birth. The young begin to take solid food at 5 to 14 days, and begin to ruminate after one month. Sambar have lived up to 28 years in captivity, although they rarely survive more than 12 years in the wild. Genetic analysis shows that the closest living relative of the sambar is probably the Javan rusa of Indonesia. This is supported by reports that sambar can still interbreed to produce fertile hybrids with"
"Sarama In Hindu mythology, Sarama (, ; Tamil: Carapai; Thai: Trichada; Malay: Marcu Dewi) is a mythological being referred to as the female dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, ). She first appears in one of Hinduism's earliest texts, the ""Rig Veda"", in which she helps the god-king Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis, a class of demons. This legend is alluded to in many later texts, and Sarama is often associated with Indra. The epic ""Mahabharata"", and some ""Puranas"", also make brief reference to Sarama. Early Rig-Vedic works do not depict Sarama as canine, but"
"and scarce spots unlike those of a real leopard but of a jaguar. This design contrasts sharply with that of other characters in the movie (like Kerchak) who were designed on a relatively more realistic style. As usual in film depictions of big cats, Sabor's roars are a mixture of sounds of several felines, including leopards, lions, and tigers but especially cougars. Sabor is noticeably one of the more feral and violent animals created by Disney, a clear contrast to the typical kid-friendly character style of other Disney characters, and is the only major animal character in Tarzan to not"
"Ring of Shah Maran, A Story from the Mountains of Kurdistan"" by Raphael Emmanuel tells the folk story of a boy that shares bread with animals and earns the respect of Shahmaran. Shahmaran Shahmaran (; , , , ) or ਸੱਪ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ Punjabi; ""Sapa dē Shaha',"" is a mythical creature in Iran, Anatolia, India and Iraq. The name of Shahmaran comes from Persian words ""Shah"" and ""Maran"". Shah is the title for a king, primarily the leader of the Iranians and their land and ""mar"" means snake. In plural ""Mar-an"" means snakes. Shahmaran is known as the queen of"
"Shahmaran Shahmaran (; , , , ) or ਸੱਪ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ Punjabi; ""Sapa dē Shaha',"" is a mythical creature in Iran, Anatolia, India and Iraq. The name of Shahmaran comes from Persian words ""Shah"" and ""Maran"". Shah is the title for a king, primarily the leader of the Iranians and their land and ""mar"" means snake. In plural ""Mar-an"" means snakes. Shahmaran is known as the queen of the serpents. This story can be traced from the Middle East to India with different variations, one version is also found in the Arabian Night Tales as the story of Jemlia -"
"evidence indicating that tapirs ever existed in Africa, so it is likely they were added simply for their ""prehistoric"" appearance. In the of the film, the hominids instead coexist with warthogs, which they learn to hunt for food. Mark the Tapir is a character in the animated series ""Sonic Boom"". He is a parody of a stereotypical obsessed fan. Drowzee and Hypno from the ""Pokémon"" franchise are based on tapirs, with their ability to eat dreams being derived from the baku. Tapir A tapir ( , or , ) is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig,"
"bear native to South America and is the largest land carnivoran on that part of the continent, although as little as 5% of its diet is composed of meat. South America's largest obligate carnivorous mammal is the jaguar (""Panthera onca""). Among South America's extant, native land animals, only the Baird's tapir (""Tapirus bairdii""), South American tapir (""T. terrestris"") and mountain tapir (""T. pinchaque"") are heavier than this species. The spectacled bear is a mid-sized species of bear. Overall, its fur is blackish in color, though bears may vary from jet black to dark brown and to even a reddish hue."
"Bharal The bharal (""Pseudois nayaur""), also called the Himalayan blue Dog or naur, is a caprid found in the high Himalayas of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar and Pakistan and some parts of rural Indore. Its native names include ""bharal"", ""barhal"", ""bharar"" and ""bharut"" in Hindi, ""na"" or ""sna"" in Ladakh, ""nabo"" in Spitian, ""naur"" in Nepali and ""na"" or ""gnao"" in Bhutan. The bharal was also the focus of George Schaller's and Peter Matthiessen's expedition to Nepal in 1973. Their personal experiences are well documented by Matthiessen in his book, ""The Snow Leopard"". The bharal is a major food"
"Hamsa (bird) The hamsa (Sanskrit: हंस, """" or ""hansa"") is an aquatic bird of passage, such as a goose or a swan. Its icon is used in Indian and Southeast Asian culture as a spiritual symbol and a decorative element. It is vahana of Lord Brahma Gayatri, Saraswati and Lord Vishvakarma. Monier Williams translates the term from Sanskrit as ""goose, gander, swan, flamingo, or other aquatic bird of passage"". The word is also used for a mythical or poetical bird with knowledge. In the Rig Veda, it is the bird which is able to separate Soma from water, when mixed;"
"Javan rusa The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (""Rusa timorensis"") is a deer native to the islands of Indonesia and East Timor. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere. Seven subspecies of the Javan rusa are recognised: Rusa deer are distinguished by their large ears, the light tufts of hair above the eyebrows, and antlers that appear large relative to the body size. The antlers are lyre-shaped and three-tined. Males are bigger than females; head-to-body length varies from , with a tail. Males weigh 152–160 kg, female about 74 kg. The pelage is grayish-brown"
"Nāga Naga (IAST: ""nāga""; Devanāgarī: नाग) or Nagi (f. of nāga; IAST: ""nāgī""; Devanāgarī: नागी) is a Sanskrit word which basically refers to a ""serpent"" or ""snake"", especially the King cobra. The term ""Naga"" in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism denotes divine, semi-divine deities, or a semi-divine race of half-human half-serpent beings that resides in the heavenly ""Patala"" (netherworld) and can occasionally take human form. They are principally depicted in three forms: wholly humans with snakes on the heads and necks; common serpents or as half-human half-snake beings. A female naga is a ""nagi"", ""nagin"", or ""nagini"". ""Nagaraja"" is seen as"
"Sharvara Sharvara (Dog of Yama) (शर्वर) is an ancient Hindu mythical dog belonging to Yama. It is one of the two dogs that guard the netherworld. Sharvara is identified with the constellation Canis Major, the other dog with Canis Minor, together they guard the gates of the netherworld, known as pitriloka or vaivasvataloka, which is the domain of Yama. The word ""sharvara"" means variegated or spotted. In older Sanskrit, शर्वर is written as कर्वर (karvara). Sharvara can be compared with the Greek Cerberus, the mythological dog of the Greeks with similar characteristics. However, there is no description of Cerberus having"
"political language (Sakla kaya), and ""ekwirmakka"" or ""ekwilamakkatola"" in their spiritual language (Suar mimmi kaya). Baird's tapir has a distinctive cream-colored marking on its face and throat and a dark spot on each cheek, behind and below the eye. The rest of its hair is dark brown or grayish brown. This tapir is the largest of the four American species and the largest native land mammal in both Central and South America. Baird's tapirs average in length but can range between , not counting a stubby, vestigal tail of , and in height. Body mass in adults can range from"
"The Vac-identity of Sarama is also emphasized in the ""Yajus-samhita""s and by Mahidhara, commentator of the ""Vajasaneyi Samhita"". The ""Brhaddevata"", which speaks of Sarama's unfaithfulness, also mentions Sarama as one of the names of Vac in the middle sphere (world), where Vac is said to have three forms in three spheres. Sarama is also mentioned as a deity within Indra's sphere in the same text. Sarama In Hindu mythology, Sarama (, ; Tamil: Carapai; Thai: Trichada; Malay: Marcu Dewi) is a mythological being referred to as the female dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, ). She first appears in"
"guar (Indian bison) and tigers are very much in evidence, as reported by the multiple sightings by the visitors. Other animals include the leopard, chital, panthera, striped hyena, canis, sloth bear, dhole, sambar deer, nilgai, Indian four-horned antelope and chinkara, which populate the sanctuary in equal numbers. Trips to the sanctuary can be organized via private taxi operators. Local memorabilia include the handicrafts that are available in Khadi Bhawan, near Satyam Cinema. Kosa silk saris and cloth are available in Sadar Bazaar. The best time to visit is from October to March. Bilaspur is famous for Doobraj rice, chila, rice"
"South American tapir The South American tapir (""Tapirus terrestris""), also commonly called the Brazilian tapir (from the Tupi ""tapi'ira""), the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, in Portuguese anta, and in mixed Quechua and spanish sachavaca (litteraly ""bushcow""), is one of the five species in the tapir family, along with the mountain tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir, and the little black tapir. The South American tapir is the largest surviving native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon. ""T. terresrtris"" is dark brown, paler in the face, and has a low, erect crest running from the crown down the back of the"
"Sabre The sabre (British English) or saber (American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central-Eastern European cavalry such as the hussars, the sabre became widespread in Western Europe in the Thirty Years' War. Lighter sabres also became popular with infantry of the late 17th century. In the 19th century, models with less curving blades became common and were also used by heavy cavalry. The last sabre issued to US cavalry was the Patton saber of 1913. Szabla wz. 34 was the"
"by local people for thatching. Sal forest dominated Barandabhar forest contains 22 species of mammals including tiger, rhinoceros, Asian elephant, sloth bear, wild boar, sambar deer, spotted deer, hog deer, barking deer and 280 species of birds including giant hornbill, hill myna, and storks. It is a critical habitat for many species of migratory birds (e.g., Siberian crane), aquatic birds, and mugger crocodile. More than 45 species of herpeto fauna represented by frog, toad, lizards, python and crocodile are found in Barandabhar Corridor Forest (Resource Himalaya 2000 and KMTNC 2002). Among the six orders of ungulates, 3 orders are distributed"
"Pygarg The pygarg () is an animal mentioned in the Bible in as one of the animals permitted for food. The Septuagint translates the Hebrew ' () as ' in Koiné Greek (""white-rumped"", from ' ""buttocks"" and ' ""white""), and the King James Version takes from there its term ""pygarg"". Henry Baker Tristram (1867) proposed that the pygarg was the Saharan antelope addax and described it as ""a large animal, over high at the shoulder, and, with its gently-twisted horns, feet long. Its colour is pure white, with the exception of a short black mane, and a tinge of tawny"
"Sabor (Tarzan) Sabor is a generic name for lionesses (originally tigers) in ""Mangani"", the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. In Burroughs' works several lionesses appear under the name of ""Sabor"". In the Disney animated movie Tarzan, ""Sabor"" is a term for leopards, more specifically the leopard that killed Tarzan's parents. In the initial magazine publication of the original Tarzan novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" in 1912, ""Sabor"" meant ""tiger"". Burroughs subsequently altered the meaning to ""lioness"" for the story's 1914 book publication after being informed that there are no tigers in"
"sculpture honoring the breed, as part of a broad-based publicity campaign to build support for preservation. Barb horse The Barb or Berber horse (Berber: ⴰⵢⵢⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ; ) is a northern African breed with great hardiness and stamina. The Barb generally possesses a fiery temperament and an atypical sport-horse conformation, but nevertheless has influenced modern breeds. The Barb is a light riding horse noted for its stamina. It has a powerful front end, high withers, short back, a sloping croup, and carries its tail low. It is hardy with clean legs and sound hooves. It does not have particularly good gaits,"
"Sabor nearly kills Tarzan, but is frightened off by the sudden cry of the Zugor. ""Sheeta"", the discarded original Burroughs designation, was later used in ""The Legend of Tarzan"" show as the name for one of two black panthers that attack together (the name of the other was ""Noru""). Black panthers are actually a color variety of leopards and they do exist in African jungles, although they are rare. Sabor has been mentioned in the series. Despite being a leopard, Sabor was portrayed in a very stylized way, with a body and head with strange angles, very long thin fangs,"
"good swimmer. Over the years, savannah cats have gained popularity as pets. Serval The serval (""Leptailurus serval"") is a wild cat native to Africa. It is rare in North Africa and the Sahel, but widespread in sub-Saharan countries except rainforest regions. On the IUCN Red List it is listed as Least Concern. It is the sole member of the genus ""Leptailurus"" and was first described by German naturalist Johann von Schreber in 1776. Three subspecies are recognised. The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat that stands at the shoulder and weighs . It is characterised by a small head, large"
"Carabao meat is sometimes eaten as a delicacy. The carabao is the official animal of the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Carabao The carabao () is a swamp-type domestic water buffalo (""Bubalus bubalis"") native to the Philippines. It has been declared as national animal of the Philippines due to its aid in the First Philippine Revolution. In modern times, the carabao's declaration as the national animal is justified by schools through its hard-working nature. Carabaos were also introduced to Guam from the Philippines in the 17th century. They have also acquired great cultural significance to native Guamanians and is considered"
"Babr Babr is a genus of amphipod crustaceans in the family Pallaseidae, endemic to Lake Baikal. There are 2 species in the genus. Previously the species of this genus were a part of another Baikalian genus ""Pallasea"", which was recently split into several independent genera, including genus ""Babr"". ""Babr"" is endemic to Lake Baikal, inhabiting sandy and sandy-muddy shallows of the lake. Body length ranges from about . Typical dark spots and stripes on the body reminded the authors of the genus of a tiger, and the name of the genus is based on an old Siberian name of tiger,"
"Barb horse The Barb or Berber horse (Berber: ⴰⵢⵢⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ; ) is a northern African breed with great hardiness and stamina. The Barb generally possesses a fiery temperament and an atypical sport-horse conformation, but nevertheless has influenced modern breeds. The Barb is a light riding horse noted for its stamina. It has a powerful front end, high withers, short back, a sloping croup, and carries its tail low. It is hardy with clean legs and sound hooves. It does not have particularly good gaits, but gallops like a sprinter. It was used as breeding stock to develop racing breeds such"
"Lava bear The lava bear (also known as sand lapper, dwarf grizzly, and North American sun bear) is a variety of American black bear (""Ursus americanus"") found in the lava beds of south central Oregon. The animal was described as a very small bear with wooly light brown fur. The few lava bears that were killed or captured were a little larger than a badger. It was once thought to be a separate species. However, scientists who examined the specimens determined that the animals were stunted due to the harsh environment in which they lived. Today, it is acknowledged that"
"or oil painting are not manufactured from sable hair, but from that of the Siberian weasel. Sable The sable (""Martes zibellina"") is a species of marten, a small carnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments, of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kazakhstan, China, North Korea and Hokkaidō, Japan. Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia. Historically, it has been hunted for its highly valued dark brown or black fur, which remains a luxury good to this day. While hunting is still common in"
"trade. Many Sapera practice their trade/snake handling based upon their following of the God Shiva - depicted with a Cobra. Sapera Sapera is a form of dance from India. It is commonly thought of as a snake dance, it is a dance that features heavily in the twirls with richly embroidered robes flaying out in display. ""Sapera"" is a name given to the snake charmers of India. Since the introduction of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 the Sapera's numbers have been dwindling - what was in the thousands is now limited to only a few hundred. Their professions and"